Tuesday, June 02, 2015

May: What I Read

I have started listening to Gretchen Rubin's Happier podcast, and it is fantastic. One thing I have embraced -- among many because this podcast is great-- is the idea that it's OK to stop reading a book you don't like. If I had heard this sooner, I definitely would have made my goal of 14 books because I really wanted to hit 70 this month and here I sit at 69 books.

13. Feminism Unfinished by Dorothy Sue Cobble: This was a work book for sure and I will probably use it in class. If you are interested in the development of 20th century feminisms, this is a nice, succinct account.

2. Listen to Your Mother by Ann Imig: This book came out of a show of women reading their blogs that started in Madison. I planned to try out for the first show but then Ben had to play golf. And I am not even still bitter.

1. Academy Street by Mary Costello: Oh, wow. This book reminded me of Maggie Now and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn all grown up. It was sad and spare and restrained, and I loved every word.

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